🔬 Global Robotics Research Directory
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Clear filters📍 Cambridge, United States
Harvard's microrobotics lab develops soft sensors and actuators enabling wearable robotic systems for assistance, diagnostics, and human-robot interaction. Focus on bioinspired design of soft materials and structures.
📍 Notre Dame, United States
ROAM Lab at University of Notre Dame develops fundamental control strategies for quadruped robots using Model Hierarchy Predictive Control (MHPC). Research focuses on endowing robots with agility and robustness to navigate challenging terrains and environments.
📍 Gaithersburg, United States
NIST Robotics Division develops standards, measurements, and testing methodologies for robotics technologies. The division conducts research in perception, manipulation, and autonomous systems to advance industrial and service robot capabilities.
📍 Oak Ridge, United States
Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts government-funded research in robotics and autonomous systems, with divisions focused on unmanned ground vehicle development and intelligent transportation applications. Research supports DOE and military missions.
📍 Washington, United States
The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) is a U.S. Navy research facility under the Naval Research Laboratory focused on autonomous systems development. It conducts fundamental and applied research in autonomous vehicle technologies and autonomous systems for military applications.
📍 Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States
The Robotics Research Collaboration Campus (R2C2) is a DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory facility designed as a collaborative ecosystem where public, private, and academic organizations conduct joint robotics and autonomous systems research. The facility features 200+ acres of multi-terrain operating area for experimentation and testing.
📍 Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States
The Scalable, Adaptive, and Resilient Autonomy (SARA) Collaborative Research Alliance is an Army Research Laboratory program focused on enabling robotic and autonomous systems to operate in denied or degraded communication environments. It addresses cross-domain maneuver and semi-autonomous operations for military applications.
📍 San Jose, United States
Samsung Research America's Robot Intelligence Lab focuses on developing advanced technologies for intelligent robotic systems capable of manipulation, navigation, and complex reasoning. The lab collaborates with universities, startups, and government labs to advance robotics through cutting-edge research in AI and autonomous systems.
📍 Santa Clara, United States
NVIDIA's DAIR group investigates how robots can learn directly from human data including videos, motion capture, and demonstrations to acquire generalizable skills across tasks, embodiments, and environments. The group works at the intersection of generalist models and embodied AI.
📍 San Francisco, United States
Autodesk Research's robotics team explores applications of robots in manufacturing and construction, focusing on flexible and adaptive robotic assembly systems. Their goal is to design systems that can be easily repurposed for new assembly tasks in modern manufacturing workflows.
📍 Los Angeles, United States
University research program at USC Viterbi School of Engineering developing space robotics systems including docking mechanisms and rendezvous operations. Conducts experimental space payload development.
📍 Salt Lake City, United States
Research group at University of Utah focused on milliscale, microscale, and nanoscale robotics with applications in healthcare and materials science. The lab specializes in tiny engineered devices that swim and crawl using magnetic field actuation and control.
📍 Nashville, United States
The BARLAB at Tennessee State University's TIGER Institute conducts research on intelligent agricultural robotics and mechatronics systems. The lab focuses on mathematical modeling, simulation, and intelligent design of hybrid mechatronic systems for agricultural applications.
📍 Ithaca, United States
The Ag Robotics Lab at Cornell University develops novel smart farming solutions enabled by AI and robotic technologies. The lab collaborates extensively with research institutions, industry partners, government agencies, and farmers worldwide to develop practically applicable and economically viable solutions.
📍 Orlando, United States
The Medical Robotics Laboratory at UCF brings together faculty and local hospital partners to research surgical robotics, teleoperation, and virtual reality technologies. The lab conducts multidisciplinary research in medical robotic surgery, surgical simulation, and virtual mentoring.
📍 Worcester, United States
The AIM Robotics Laboratory at WPI focuses on medical robotics and computer-integrated surgery to provide real-time feedback guidance during surgical procedures. Research emphasizes closed-loop medicine using robot-assisted systems for improved surgical outcomes.
📍 Washington, United States
The Medical Robotics laboratory at Children's National develops novel biomedical devices and mobile applications to improve pediatric healthcare. Research areas include MRI-compatible robotics, rehabilitation robotics, and clinical device prototyping.
📍 Atlanta, United States
RoboMed Lab at Georgia Tech's Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering conducts research on medical robotics across micro to macro scales. Focus areas include image-guided surgical robotics, haptic interfaces, soft-tissue modeling, and cell manipulation.
📍 Baltimore, United States
The HAMR Laboratory at Johns Hopkins studies human perception of touch and its applications in medical robotics and human-robot interaction. Research focuses on minimally invasive surgical robots, prosthetic devices, and rehabilitation systems.
📍 West Orange, United States
The Rehabilitation Robotics and Research Laboratory at Kessler Foundation investigates the effectiveness of novel wearable orthotics, robotics, and electromagnetic stimulation for individuals with mobility impairments. The lab uses engineering principles to improve quality of life and enhance independence for people with disabilities through innovative robotic solutions.
📍 Salt Lake City, United States
The Utah Wearable Robotics Laboratory at the University of Utah specializes in wearable robotic solutions through mechanism design and computational methods. The lab develops innovative exoskeletons for rehabilitation and assistive applications, focusing on understanding the sensorimotor system through experimental wearable robotic platforms.
📍 Cambridge, United States
The Harvard Biodesign Lab's Soft Exosuits group develops next-generation soft wearable robots using innovative textiles to provide conformal, unobtrusive interfaces with the human body. These systems augment capabilities of healthy individuals and assist those with muscle weakness or neurological disorders, offering advantages over rigid exoskeletons by leaving joints unconstrained.
📍 Cincinnati, United States
The Center for Robotics Research at the University of Cincinnati focuses on robot design, kinematics, dynamics, vision, navigation, and control structures. Research objectives include new robot designs and advanced control methodologies.
📍 Boston, United States
The Institute for Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University focuses on developing collaborative, adaptive, ethical, and humanitarian robots to solve problems of global social relevance. Research emphasizes practical experiential learning and ethical considerations in robotics.